16 Paciindi ico kwakalinga kaili umwi wakalinga kucite mpuwo ibiibi, wiitwa ayi Balabasi.
Paciindi ico musankwa umwi wiitwa ayi Balabasi wakalinga muntolongo ababye bamwi abo bakabukila cishi akucaya bantu mucimfulunganya.
Balishi mulawo wakwe Lesa wakwaamba ayi bantu bacita shintu sha mushobo uyu balyeelete kufwa. Nakubi boobo tabacitibo shintu ishi, sombi balalumbaisha abaabo bashicita.
Jesu wakalinga muntu usalalite alimwi ululeme. Sombi mwebo mwakamukaka akusenga Pilato ayi amwaangulwite mucayi.
Mpeeke bakoolobesha ayi, “Sobwe! Tulisuni Balabasi, kuteshi muntu uyu.” (Ono Balabasi uyo wakalinga shikulwanina lwaanguluko.)
Pilato wakaangulula Balabasi uyo ngobakasenga akwaaba Jesu kuli mbabo ayi bamucite kweelana ambuli mbobakalinga kusuni. Balabasi uyo wakaangwa ceebo cakutalika shimfulunganya abucayi.
Paciindi cakusekelela bushiku bwa Pasika bwakwiibaluka kusotokela, mweendeleshi lyoonse wakalinga kwaangulula kaili womwi, uli woonse ngweenga bamusenga bantu.
Ono bantu ndibakabungana, Pilato wakabeepusha ayi, “Ngani ngomusuni ayi mwaangulwite, Balabasi nabi Jesu wiitwa ayi Usalitwe wakwe Lesa?”
Ndaansha Andulonikasi aJunyasi baJudama abo mbondakaangwaabo muntolongo. Balishibikitwe abuumbi pakati ka batumwi abo bakaba bene Klistu nebo kaantana.